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Good A/B switch not too expensive

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:28 am
by Jagtornado
Hi guys,

What is a good A/B switch that doesn't suck tone and is not that expensive? I want to use it for switching between two rigs/amps. Cheers.

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:49 am
by kingkiller
Idk how good you are with soldering but if I’m not mistaken an A/B box is just a pedal enclosure with a DPDT Switch, one input, and two outputs isn’t it?

Edit: I know it’s not exactly the recommendation you’re looking for but I like building pedals (or at least starting and never finishing pedals)

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:06 am
by Fran
They are really easy to build.

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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:15 am
by BearBoy
I've got one of these:

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Not sure where you're located but they're only £26.20 at GAK in the UK.

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:17 am
by Jagtornado
Today someone recommended me one from EHX, it costs 40 euros. I think I am gonna try that one first.

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:18 am
by BearBoy
Fran wrote:They are really easy to build.

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LOL @ Franroe :wink:

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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:29 am
by Jagtornado
BearBoy wrote:I've got one of these:

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Not sure where you're located but they're only £26.20 at GAK in the UK.
Hi man, yes that one is available where I live for approximately the same price. But I have read bad reviews about the device. What are your findings with the device?

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 1:49 pm
by Fakir Mustache
There was also a Fender nano ABY, it's o.k.,

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 2:27 pm
by Fran
BearBoy wrote:
Fran wrote:They are really easy to build.

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LOL @ Franroe :wink:
I've given up trying to fix the links.
It used to work taking the s off https but not anymore.

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 2:29 pm
by Fran
Also, £26 is quite good from Fender. You couldn't build one for that unless you already have some parts lying around.

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:13 am
by Doog
If you're planning on using this live, I'd recommend getting something with isolated outs and buffers, else you're likely to get ground loop issues.

Boss LS-2 ftw, plus it does a million other things.

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:03 pm
by BearBoy
Jagtornado wrote:Hi man, yes that one is available where I live for approximately the same price. But I have read bad reviews about the device. What are your findings with the device?
I've not had any issues with it and the user reviews, for what they're worth, seem to be fairly positive (4.3 out of 5 on Thomann, 4.3 out of 5 on Andertons, 4.5 out of 5 on Google etc).

I've only used it at home though so...
Doog wrote:If you're planning on using this live, I'd recommend getting something with isolated outs and buffers, else you're likely to get ground loop issues.

Boss LS-2 ftw, plus it does a million other things.
... it might be worth taking heed of Doog's advice if you're planning to gig with it.

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:02 pm
by NickS
Fran wrote:
BearBoy wrote:
Fran wrote:They are really easy to build.

[youtube][/youtube]
LOL @ Franroe :wink:
I've given up trying to fix the links.
It used to work taking the s off https but not anymore.
Remove that "feature=youtu.be&" garbage as well

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:16 am
by Doog
I need to see if I can show the required Youtube URL format into the popup, or don't allow a non-valid version at all, hm..

The things we do for 1.0

Still need to do PhoneScaling styles too ughhhhh

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 10:09 am
by Jagtornado
Thanks for the advice. I think I am gonna try them all, starting with the cheapest one.

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 10:09 am
by Jagtornado
Thanks for the advice. I think I am gonna try them all, starting with the cheapest one.